Back to the Future: Roles and Missions of the US Army Reserve Component in the 21st Century.

摘要

The United States is seeking to leverage a strategic military pause, which resulted from the end of the Cold War, to execute another historic transformation to insure it retains the premier land force in the world. It is critical The Army begins this transformation with the correct roles, functions and missions. However, it is the roles and missions of its components, especially the reserves, where a passionate debate rages. This research paper uses an analytical approach to dispassionately and critically address the question concerning the appropriateness of the current roles and missions of the United States Army Reserve Component for the 2lst Century. It methodically reviews the history of The Army, presents lessons-learned and develops from them a set of criteria to test and analyze the Army's roles and missions. This leads to recommended roles and missions for the Army Reserve Component for the first third of the 21st Century.